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Peugeot, Citroën and DS websites now display ‘real world’ fuel economy

Published 09 March 2017
By Will Dron
It's been a bone of contention for drivers for years: the fuel efficiency of their car rarely seems to tally with the MPG stated in the brochure,
Why do cars not achieve the claimed MPG figure?

Why do cars not achieve the claimed MPG figure?

A Peugeot I test-drove recently claimed 90mpg; I managed 47mpg. Why the discrepancy?
Published 28 June 2016
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Volkswagen emissions scandal: guess who'll pick up...

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Published 28 September 2015
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How accurate are fuel economy figures?

Q. My wife has bought a 61-plate petrol Nissan Qashqai+2. Its fuel economy is typically 20-24mpg. Our trips are short so we’re not expecting the...
Published 07 September 2015
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Driving Green: The truth about real-world mpg and fuel...

Go onto pretty much any car owners’ forum and you’ll find complaints about how it’s impossible to achieve the official fuel consumption figures...
Published 05 August 2015
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How accurate are official mpg figures?

Q. I was put off buying a new Ford Mustang because of its poor fuel efficiency (26mpg combined), but my new Audi A5 cabriolet 1.8 TFSI is faring no...
Published 29 December 2014
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Car clinic: Which car makers are most realistic about...

Q. I’m looking for a new car, but I’m worried by media reports of the inaccuracy of official figures. Whom can I trust?
Published 17 July 2014
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Fuel sippers

DESPITE DEPRECIATION (the loss of a car's value as it ages) being the biggest single motoring cost, we are all obsessed with how much fuel our cars...
Published 26 March 2014
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Fuel figures get real

DRIVERS WHO complain that their car does fewer miles per gallon than the brochure claims are to be vindicated at last.
Published 25 March 2014